Gate.



a To all whom it may concern:

" UNITED srarrssrarnnr onrion,

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GATE.

Be itknown that 1, PETER LINowALL, Jr;

a citizen of the United States, residing at Stratford, in the county of Hamilton and E ,State of Iowa, have and useful Improvements in Gates, of which invented certain new.

the following is a specification.

This invention is primarily designed to ...1)1:()V1(i(3 a means mounting of farm gates whereby the hang. or m and the like may be adjusted and thereby prevent any unneceslgsary sagging which usually hinders the making the same operation of the same. ]H'esent. nvention.

By the use of the theweight of the gate taken off the hinges, thus of a desirable nature for, should the. hinges brealg'it will in no way hinder the use of thegatel it also contemplates the provision of vamay be entirely 'rious adjustments which will regulate and promote the operation of a gate of this nature.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all

as hereinafter more fully described, claimed,

and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is an-elevation of one of the operating links: Fig. it"is a central section of the sleeve and the rod miiperating therewith which coiiperate with the links illustrated in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of said sleeve, parts thereotin section; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation of an inner extremity of the gate.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, indicates a gate of the usual con strnction cooperating, as will be lwreinat'ter more t'ulty described. with the; post 11. This post It is provided with the eyes ll at the opposite terminals thereof. said eyes having mounted for rotation therein the rod 13. The gate 10 is connected to the rod 13 by the strap hinges l i which are slidably mounted on said rod.

A circular sleeve 15 is 'slidably mounted on the rod 13 and is retained in various positions thereon by aset screw 16. This sleeve. 1:) has an otl' sot bearing 17 which is provided with an opening 18. A bar or lever it) is mounted in said bearing 1'? for. movement upwardly said bar having a the hen ring 15.

Specification of Lettersfatent. Patented Mair. 26, 1912, Application filed October 19, 1910. Serial No. 587,983. I

notch adjacent to its inner terminal which engages the, upper side of the opening '18.

The bar l9-is limited in its downward movement and by means of this bar and theizorinectmg link 25', the weight of the gate is supported from the bearing member 17.- AfljdCGht to the bearing 17 the rod .19 is provided with a series of notches 19f on the .under side thereof while at the opposite terminal the rod 19 is provided with a series of notches 19" on the upper side. The rod 19 is reciprocatin'gly mounted in a keeper -20 centrally carried by the adjacent terminal of the gate'lO. v

A bell crank 21 is pivotally mounted on the upper terminal of the inner vertical bar of the gate, and has interposed between one arm thereof and an eye 22 carried by the outer terminal of the outer bar of the gate,

a rod23, .said rod having a turn-buckle24 therein. through the. instrumenta'lity of which the length of said rod may be regulated. A link 25 connects the opposite arm of the bell crank 20 to the notches 19 of the bar 19, while a similar link 25 connects thenotehes 19" of the bar 19 to the lower hinge 14. i

In hanging the gate the rod 13 is inserted through the bearings 12, the hinges 14, and The bar 15) is then mounted in the bearing 15 and rests on the shoulder 17 after which the link member 25 is correctly located. as illustrated in the drawings,

whereby a rigid structure is obtained. The

link member is connected to the bar 19.

From the foregoing it will be observed that on tightening the turn buckle 24, the outer end of the gate will be raised while the weight of the gate is removed from the hinges It at their pivotal connection with the post and all the weightplaced on the rod 19 carried by the. bearing 15.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed as new is l. in a device of the class described, the combination with a gate and cooperating gate post, of a vertical rod carried by said gate post. hinges slidably connecting said gate to said rod, a stationary bearing carried by said rod. a bar mounted for move ment in said bearing, and means'carried by the gate cooperating with said bar for tale ing up all sagging of the gate.

2. In a combination with a gate and a cooperating gate post, of a vertical rod carried by said gate post, hinges slidably connecting said gate to said rod, a stationarybearing carried by said rod, a bar mounted for movement in said bearing, a bell crank pivotally carried by the gate, a link connecting said bell crank with said bar, a connection between said rod and the lower'o'f said'hi-nges, and means secured to said bell crank for adjusting the hang of the gate, as specified.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a gate and a cooperating gate post, of a'vertical rod carried by said gate post, hinges slidably connecting said gate to said rod, a stationary'bearing carried by said rod, a bar mounted for movement in said bearing, a bell crank pivotallycarried by the gate, a link connecting said bell crank with said bar, a link connecting said rod to the lower of said hinges, and an adjustable rod connecting said bell ,crank to the outer end of said gate.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination,a movably supported post, a gate mounted thereon, a bearing carried by said post, a bell crank pivoted on saidgate, a link member connecting one arm of'said bell crank to said bearing, an ad'ustable "connection between the other arm of said bell, crank and the outer portion of said gate,

and a' second link member connecting said bearing to said gate, as hereinspecified.

" 5. In a device of the class described, in

combination, a movably supported post, a gate mounted thereon, a bear1ng carried by said post, a bell crank pivoted on said gate,

a link member adjustably connecting one combination, a movably supported post, a

gate mounted thereon, a bearing carried by said post, a rod pivotally mounted in said bearing, a bell crank mounted on said gate, an adjustable connection between one arm of said bell crank and the outer portion of said gate, a link member connecting the other arm of said bell crank with said rod, and a second link member adjustably connecting said rod with said gate, as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature 'inpresence of two witnesses.

PETER LINGVVALL, J R. Witnessesn CHAS. Wj NELSON, G. E. ERICKSON. 

